Walt Baranger from the New York Times called me this morning and informed me that our ship was being scrapped and has been in the process for over a year. The Mexican government has kept a lid on the fact for some time. The investigative initiative of Walt however dug up the truth.

As I mentioned before, I am new on the site and slow learner but I have already met friends and shipmates that have proved to be truly still patriots in a time when patriotism seems to be frowned upon by some. I don't know of any former military that are of that opinion but you all are as well aware of the anti American reteric bantered about of late. As I have mentioned in my book, We might be old but we would still be a terror to any who would attempt to over through this great nation,…